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*Mid ttie Gatskill Mountains 





By John W. Rusk 

HE area included in the scenic region of tlie Catskills would be difficult to match in this country and 
possibly in the world, containing as it does so many beautiful and diversified views. The office of this 
)ook is to illustrate a few of the more prominent scenes in this locality, as it would be impossible in a 
work of this size, to give more than a faint idea of the hundreds of grand, imposing, restful glimpses 
of nature to be found here. 

Fragments of these were first brought to the notice of the public b>- our land.scape painters, who were the first to 
find and appreciate the beauties of this region. As early as 184S-49 such painters as Kensett, Durand, Casalier, 
Hatch, Richardson, Peele and others whose names tlic writer lias forgotten, came up the Kaaterskill Canyon, and 
transferred many of the wild and beautiful scenes to their canvases, which were exhibited to the public. Thus was 
started the stream of summer guests to these mountains, which has increased annually by thou.sands, until now it has 
become one of the largest and most popular summer resorts in this country'. 

Could these old painters revisit today the scenes of their earl>- laljors the\- would be a.stonished at the many changes 
which have been made since that time, and at the great throng of summer visitors met with everywhere. 

Yet the physical features of the country remain the .same — the same grand old forests, the same majestic never- 
changing rocks, the same verdure-covered, soul-resting curves of the mountain peaks, the same inspiration-filling 
views as far as the eye can reach — and the grand old Hudson all in the marvelous panorama below the dweller on the 
mountain top. 



Published by L. H. NELSON COMPANY, Portland, Maine 
Publishers of Nelson's International Series of Souvenir Books 




Copyiight, W07, by L. H. Nelson Co. 



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FEB 6 1913 



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Copyright by A. Loeffler, Tompkinsville, N. Y. 



VIEW FROM SUNSET ROCK 




Copyright by A. Locffler, Tompkinsville, N. Y. 



VIEW FROM NORTH MOUNTAIN 




Copyright by A. Loeffler, TompkinsviUe, N. Y. 



BOULDER ROCK ON SOUTH MOUNTAIN 




HIGH PEAK AND ROUND TOP 




Copyright by A. Loeffler. TompkinsviUe, N. Y. OTIS JUNCTION AND OTIS ELEVATING RAILWAY 




Copyright by A. Loeffler, Tompkinsville, N. Y. 



NORTH LAKE 



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Copyright by A. Loeffler. Tompkinsville, N. Y. 



ALLIGATOR ROCK. NEAR MOUNTAIN HOUSE 




A TROUT BROOK IN THE CATSKILLS 




Copyright by A. Loeffler, Tompkinsville. N. Y. 



EARLY MORNING AT THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE 




Copyright by A. Loeffler, Tompkinsvillc, N. Y. VIEW FROM PIAZZA OF THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE 




Copyright by A. Loeffler, Tompkinsviile. N. Y. 



MOUNTAIN HOUSE 



HOTEL KAATERSKILL 




SUNSET INN 



LAUREL HOUSE 




SANTA CRUZ LODGE 



HAINES FALLS HOUSE 




SCHOHARIE MANOR 



TWILIGHT REST 



THE CLAREMONT 




OLD BOAT HOUSE, KAATERSKILL LAKE 



ROTUNDA, SQUIRREL INN 




EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF A TYPICAL CATSKILL COTTAGE 




TWILIGHT. SANTA CRUZ AND SUNSET PARKS FROM LAUREL HOUSE 




Copyright, 1906, by John W. Rusk. 



TWILIGHT AND SUNSET PARKS. HIGH PEAK AND ROUND TOP IN DISTANCE 




Copyright. 1906, by John W. Rusk. 



THE SPHINX 




ALL ANGELS CHURCH, TWILIGHT PARK 




DEVIL'S LAKE 



STONY CLOVE NOTCH 




HAINES FALLS CANYON 



KAATERSKILL LAKES FROM BEARS' DEN, NORTH MOUNTAIN 




HAINES FALLS RAILROAD STATIONS 




"EAGLE NEST" 
Cottage of late Miss Frances E. Willard in Twilight Park. Miss Willard and Lady Henry Somerset in doorway. 




Copyright, 1906. by John W. Rusk. 



FAWN'S LEAP 



LA BELLE FALLS 




TYROLESE OUTLOOK. TWILIGHT PARK 



HIGH ROCKS. PALENVILLE ROAD 




Copyright, 1906, by John W. Rusk. 



HAINES FALLS 



THE FIVE CASCADES BELOW HAINES FALLS 




Copyright, 1906, by John W. Rusk. 

JACOB'S LADDER, NORTH MOUNTAIN 



GRAND CANYON, PLATTERKILL CLOVE 



